On a Saturday night several weeks ago, this pastor
was working late at Almighty God Tabernackle, his
church, and decided to call his wife before he left for
home. It was about 10:00 PM, but his wife didn't answer
the phone. The pastor let it ring many times. He thought
it was odd that she didn't answer, but decided to wrap up
a few things and try again in a few minutes. When he
tried again she answered right away. He asked her why she
hadn't answered before, and she said that it hadn't rung
at their house. They brushed it off as a fluke and went
on their merry ways.
The following Monday, the pastor received a call at the
church office, which was the phone that he'd used that
Saturday night. The man that he spoke with wanted to know
why he'd called on Saturday night. The pastor couldn't
figure out what the guy was talking about. Then the guy
said, "It rang and rang, but I didn't answer." The pastor
remembered the mishap and apologized for disturbing him,
explaining that he'd intended to call his wife.
The man said, "That's OK. Let me tell you my story.
You see, I was planning to commit suicide on Saturday
night, but before I did, I prayed, "God, if you're there,
and you don't want me to do this, give me a sign now."
At that point my phone started to ring. I looked at the
caller ID, and it said, 'Almighty God'.
I was afraid to answer."
